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TO MY MANY FLOWER-MINDED FRIENDS AND 
CUSTOMERS.—Last year, you will recall (I hope), that 
lack of time due to war work, the scarcity of newsprint, 
and the fact that I did not have a very large surplus of 
mum plants, caused me to cut my usual descriptive cata- 
logue down to just a small leaflet—a variety list in fact. 
This was done with some misgivings, and in the belief 
(and hope) that most of my customer-friends were suffi- 
ciently familiar with standard mum varieties not to need 
a descriptive catalogue. Well, the results amply support- 
ed this belief, as I soon disposed of all my plants, and 
since the leaflet served such a good purpose last year I 
am again getting out a short variety list and not a de- 
Scriptive catalogue, despite the fact that I enlarged my 
garden last year and now have more plants than ever 
before. Occasionally—in the case of new or scarce varie- 
ties, a few words of description will be added. 
Blooming: dates are very much desired by most people 
who grow mums outside (as most of my customer- 
friends do), and I have included them. However, they 
are approximations only and I have leaned over bacck- 
wards in trying not to convey the wrong impression as 
to blooming dates. If there is any error it will be that 
the variety blooms earlier (not later) than the date I 
have given. In figuring blooming dates for your locality, 
remember the blooming date advances as one goes north 
and recedes as one goes south. For instance a variety 
in full bloom here will not reach a similar stage in New 
Orleans until a week later. This should enable you to’ 
adjust the dates to your locality. 
Delivery will be made next spring—from the last of 
March on, and will consist of small ‘“‘plants”—not “rooted 
cuttings” that require potting up and growing on some 
time before they can be set in their permanent location. 
My plants can be set in their permanent location outside 
promptly on arrival. They will be shipped bare root, 
wrapped in damp moss and then carefully packed in 
excelsior. 
I gather, label, pack and ship each order myself (some 
job that is too) and in return would appreciate a post- 
card stating the condition of the piants on arrival, as 
well as any suggestion you may have towards improving 
my packing method. (I have received some good sug- 
gestions from customers). 
This careful packing takes time, material and stamps 
